Moorish architecture is a term used to describe the articulated Islamic architecture of North Africa and parts of Spain and Portugal where the Moors were dominant from 711-1492. The Mezquita (Spanish for " Mosque " of Cordoba is a Roman Catholic Cathedral and former mosque situated in the Andalusian city of Córdoba ||-||-||} Córdoba ( Cordova in English is a City in Andalusia, southern Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. Articulation, in art and architecture is first of all a joint Islamic architecture has encompassed a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day influencing the design and construction North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent Events By Place Europe April 30 — Ummayad troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar, and begin The best surviving examples are La Mezquita in Cordoba and the Alhambra palace (mainly 1338-1390[1]), and also the Giralda in 1184. The Mezquita (Spanish for " Mosque " of Cordoba is a Roman Catholic Cathedral and former mosque situated in the Andalusian city of Córdoba ||-||-||} Córdoba ( Cordova in English is a City in Andalusia, southern Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. This article is about the Alhambra in Granada Spain For other meanings see Alhambra (disambiguation. The Giralda is the Bell tower of the Cathedral of Seville in Seville, Spain, one of the largest churches in the world and an outstanding example [2] Other notable examples include the ruined palace city of Medina Azahara (936-1010), the church (former mosque) San Cristo de la Luz in Toledo, the Aljafería in Saragossa and baths at for example Ronda and Alhama de Granada. The Ruins of Madinat al-Zahra (in Arabic: Madinat al-Zahra, مدينة الزهراء are located about 5 kilometers from Córdoba Spain. Toledo Spain locationpng|thumb|right|200px|Location of Toledo in Spain The Aljafería Palace ( Arabic: قصر الجعفرية Qasr Aljafariya Spanish: Palacio de la Aljafería) is a fortified palace built during the Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community and former For the municipality in the Philippines see Ronda Cebu, and the former settlement in California United States see Ronda California. Alhama de Granada is a town in the province of Granada, approx
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- ^ Curl p. Moorish Revival or Neo-Moorish is one of the exotic revival Architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of the Mudéjar is the name given to the Moors or Muslims of Al-Andalus, who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were The Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon is a World Heritage Site in Spain. Paderne Castle (Castelo de Paderne is located in the Algarve, Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. 502
- ^ Pevsner - The penguin dictionary of architecture
References
- Curl, James Stevens [2006]. A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Paperback), Second (in English), Oxford University Press, 880 pages. ISBN 0-19-860678-8.
- Barrucand, Marianne; Bednorz, Achim [2002]. Moorish Architecture in Andalusia (in English). Taschen, 240 pages. ISBN 3-8228-2116-0.
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